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Dec 2020
24m 56s

Bee Gees: How Do You Mend A Broken Heart...

Simon Brew
About this episode

In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Frank Marshall and producer Nigel Sinclair.

They chat about making Bee Gees: How Do You Mend A Broken Heart, and the challenges of narrowing down the story. Plus, who can resist asking Frank Marshall about directing Congo? Simon certainly couldn't...

Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod.

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